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The Mountain Jewish community of Nalchik was the largest Mountain Jewish community occupied by Nazis, [31] and the vast majority of the population has survived. With the help of their Kabardian neighbors, Mountain Jews of Nalchik convinced the local German authorities that they were Tats , the native people similar to other Caucasus Mountain ...
In the 1940s and 1950s, most of the Mountain Jews in Nalchik were employed in the clothing and shoe industries. [2] In 1959, the vocal and instrumental "Mountain Jews Ensemble" was created at the shoe factory. It was later renamed the "Judeo-Tat Folk Vocal and Musical Ensemble" under the direction of Viktor Shabaev.
The history of the Jews in Azerbaijan dates back many centuries. Today, Jews in Azerbaijan mainly consist of three distinct groups: Mountain Jews, the most sizable and most ancient group; Ashkenazi Jews, who settled in the area during the late 19th-early 20th centuries, and during World War II; and Georgian Jews who settled mainly in Baku during the early part of the 20th century.
The song is about this piece of the Jewish eternal exile experience. [4] For this song Erdenko composed the only new tune, combining Roma, Yiddish and Romanian musical styles. [2] "Mayn Pulemyot" – My Machine Gun A Jewish soldier's pride at his machine gun killing the Germans [2] "Shelakhmones Hitlern" – Purim Gifts For Hitler
The participants, representatives of the world mountain-Jewish community, international Jewish societies, members of the US Congress and of the American establishment, were presented as a gift the book "Mountain Jews", a fundamental study on the 600 years development of the history and culture of the Mountain Jews. [24] [25]
"Hevenu shalom aleichem" (Hebrew: הבאנו שלום עליכם "We brought peace upon you" [1]) is a Hebrew-language folk song based on the greeting Shalom aleichem.While perceived to be an Israeli folk song, the melody of "Hevenu shalom aleichem" pre-dates the current state of Israel and is of Hasidic origin.
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The majority of the Jews in Temir-Khan-Shurá were Ashkenazi Jews, most of whom were members of the city’s merchant guild and were engaged in supplying the Russian army. [2] In the mid-19th century, the Mountain Jewish community was led by Sholem-Melech Mizrachi. [4] In 1858, Temir-Khan-Shurá had 200 residents, 89 of whom were Mountain Jews. [1]